The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-06
LAYING OF A CORNER STONE.
The Ceremonies Occasoned by the Erection
of the New l. O. O. F. Building.

The laying of the corner stone Of the new
lodge hall and business block b eing erected by
Indianapolis Lodge No. 465. L o. o. F., on
Virginia avenue. near McCarty street. drew
crowd of seven or eight hundred people yester-
day afternoon at 3 o'clock The ceremonies
were under the auspices of Indianapolis Lodge.
No 465 with all the /. 0. 0. F. lodges Of the
CITY participating. A o'clock procession was
formed in front of the Grand Lodge building, at
the corner of Pennsylvania and Washington
streets. and. proceeded by a band of music
No 227 D. of R., welcomed them at the scene of
the exercises. Temporary seats for several
hund red persons had been arranged around the
cornerstone. and they were all occupied.
The exercises opened with music by the choir
from Ames NJ. E. Church. Grand Master Grant
offered prayer, after which the principal ad iress
of the occasion delivered by W. FL. Leedy
He gave historical review of the order. and
then referred to it's accomplishments in Indian
apolis. He stated that besides the grand lodge
there were eight subordinate lodges in the city,
all remarkably prosperous Two of the subor-
dinate lodges we're made up of Germans There
were also two lodges of Daughters of Rebekah.
both with large memberships. The Indanapo-
lis lodges had reputation abroad for their In
domtable energy. The lodges OF no other city
had done much for charity. They
annually distributed $4,000 to their
needy members. and still remained able to erect
many magnificent buildings. The laying of the
corner stone for such a building in that portion
of the city was significant. 1t exemplifed to
the citizens the power and worth Of the order,
and would stand until succeeding generations
had come typical of the noble work of the order.
At the close of his address the stone was laid by
the Grand officers of the order according to the
ritual In the cavity of the stone was placed
history of the lodge and the daily papers of the
citv.
Following the placing of the stone into posi-
ton Grand Master Grant delivered a short
ton. He took for his theme the text, There
fore, whosoever heareth these sayings of mine
and doeth them, will lken him unto wise
man who built his house upon a rock; and the
rain descended. and the floods came. and the
winds blew. and beat upon that house, and it
fell not, for IL as founded upon rock"
Matthew VII "a 25. He commended the energy
Indiana polls Lodge, No. 400, had shown in under
taking the erection of such magnificent build
ing. and said it would be a lasting monument to
their worth There were some other short talks
by members OF the order, after which the pro-
cession reformed and marched back to the Grand
Lodge hall.
The new building will be the most magnifi-
cent of in the locality in which it is to be
erected. 1t will be three stories high. and will
have a very handsome terra Gotta front. The
first floor will be used for business rooms. On
the second will be lodge room to be rented
to the Masonic order, and the upper floor
will be the lodge rooms of Indianapolis Lodge,
No. AGO. and Fidelity Lodge, No 227, D. of R.
Last night the different lodges participating in
the ceremonies gave a social and oyster supper
in Moh's Block. at the end of Virginia avenue.
The attenda nee was quite large, and a consider
able realized for the the benefit of the
building fund